By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – At least 34 people, including seven soldiers, were killed in an attack by a gang of armed men in Nigeria’s northwest Zamfara state, the head of a vigilante group and residents said. The attack in the remote Dan Gulbi district of the Maru local government area of the state …
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ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria was battling to contain devastating forest fires along its Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, in an inferno which has killed at least 34 people, authorities said, adding they had managed to control about four-fifths of the blaze. Fanned by strong winds, fires had also spread to neighbouring Tunisia, forcing the closure of …
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By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Tunis on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of President Kais Saied’s seizure of power, calling for an end to “autocratic rule” and the immediate release of detained opposition leaders. About 300 people gathered on the central Habib Bourguiba Avenue at …
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ABUJA (Reuters) -Suspended Nigerian central bank governor Godwin Emefiele appeared in court on Tuesday to deny illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, the first time he has been seen in public in more than a month. Emefiele was detained by the Department State Services (DSS) on June 10, a day after new President Bola Tinubu …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt summoned Sweden’s chargé d’affaires to condemn incidents where copies of the Koran have been burned, the foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. Five anti-Islam activists set fire to a Koran in front of the Egyptian embassy in Copenhagen on Tuesday, the third such incident in Denmark in less than a week, …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations body responsible for assessing the latest climate change science will choose a new leader this week. The elected chair will hold office for the next five to seven years – a critical period both for the climate and the organisation, with temperatures expected to soon strike 1.5 Celsius of …
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By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is setting up a dedicated sanctions framework for Sudan to eventually target key actors in the ongoing war with travel bans and asset and bank account freezes, diplomatic sources familiar with the matter said. A proposal document was shared between member states late last week and …
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Five bodies of sub-Saharan migrants have been recovered in a desolate area near the border between Libya and Tunisia, Libya’s interior ministry said in a statement on Monday. The ministry said the bodies were found during patrols near the border areas with Tunisia between Dahra and Tawilat Al-Rutba. Dozens of sub-Saharan Africans …
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(Reuters) – Russia and nations taking part in this week’s Russia-Africa summit will discuss Moscow’s grain and fertilisers exports, Oleg Ozerov, ambassador at large at the Russian foreign ministry, told the state RIA news agency in remarks published on Tuesday. Last week, Russia withdrew from the year-long Black Sea grain deal that ensured the safe …
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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Treasury official will highlight Washington’s efforts to facilitate Russian grain and fertilizer exports during a visit to Kenya and Somalia and stress that Moscow’s exit from the Black Sea grain deal will hurt African states, a spokesperson said on Monday. This week’s visit by Brian Nelson, Treasury’s …
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